MWRA's Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program

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Community Updates for Waltham

MWRA's Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program (MWTP) will add redundancy for MWRA's existing Metropolitan Tunnel System. Redundancy will provide multiple routes for more reliable water delivery to Metro Boston, and allow our aging, existing water tunnel system to be rehabilitated without interrupting service. MWRA and its contractors will perform work in seven communities where the two MWTP tunnels are planned to be constructed: Boston, Brookline, Needham, Newton Waltham, Wellesley and Weston. This work may be seen along city streets and can have impacts on neighborhoods. MWRA’s Community Relations Department works with municipal staff and residents to ensure good communications during these projects.

Fact sheet: About the Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program

Meetings in Waltham

The Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program has held the following public meetings in your city.

Waltham City Council on 06/21/2021
Presentation | Minutes

Geotechnical Work in Waltham

The Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program is working on the geotechnical investigation at specific locations in your community. The following fact sheet explains geotechnical investigation work.

Fact Sheet: About Field Work

Notices for Abutters in Waltham

Notices are distributed to those abutting work to notify them of work in their area.

Active Notices

04/30/2024: Field work on City property off the paved roadways, on the west side of the Beaver Street and Lyman Street rotary

04/02/2024: Field work on City property off the paved roadways, at the intersection of Forest Street and Beaver Street

03/19/2024: Field work within the Lower 190 Trapelo Road property, near the Waverly Oaks Road entrance

Archive

February, 2024

02/31/2024: Field work entirely within the Stony Brook Reservoir property owned by the City of Cambridge, just off South Street in Waltham

June, 2023

08/31/2023: Field Work within Brandeis University’s parking lot near Angleside Road

June, 2023

06/23/2023: Field Work entirely within the Bentley University South Campus at 450 Beaver Street, near the intersection of Beaver Street and Field Road

May, 2023

05/30/2023: Field Work within Brandeis University campus at 296 to 480 South Street

November, 2022

11/10/2022: Field Work at Bentley University South Campus near the softball field and within the UMass owned parcel at 225 Beaver Street

August, 2022

08/18/2022: Field work at River Road/South Street between Norumbega Road in Weston to Charlesbank Way in Waltham

July, 2022

07/14/2022: Field Work at School Street between Exchange Street and Lexington Street

June, 2022

11/10/2022: Field Work at Lyman Street and Beaver Street from the intersection of Summer Street to Forest Street; and, Forest Street from the intersection of Beaver Street to Rogers Way

06/10/2022: Field Work at Bentley University south campus at 400 Beaver Street

May, 2022

05/19/2022: Field Work at Southeast corner of Leary Field, near the Yetten Baseball Field

5/19/2022: Field Work at Waltham Field Community Farm area at 240 Beaver Street

October, 2021

10/05/2021: Field Work at 167 School Street

July, 2021

07/29/2021: Field Work at 92 Felton Street

07/15/2021: Field Work at 200 Chapel Road on the former Fernald School campus

June, 2021

06/17/2021: Field Work at Cedarwood Pump Station at 222 South Street

April, 2021

04/22/2021: Field Work at Chapel Road, Howe Avenue, Edgewater Drive and the playing field next to McDevitt Middle School

Please contact Carmine DeMaria, MWRA Community Relations Coordinator, or Tunnels.Info@mwra.com if you have any questions or concerns about the Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program.